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| Author(s): |
Iha, Cintia
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O'Shaughnessy, Kathryn A.
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Guimaraes, Silvia M. P. B.
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Oliveira, Mariana C.
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Freshwater, D. Wilson
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PHYCOLOGIA; v. 55, n. 5, p. 555-563, 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 8 |
| Abstract | |
Gelidium coarctatum Kutzing was a poorly known species described from the coast of Brazil. The name was picked up by Ugadim and applied to a common species on the tropical Brazil coast. Analyses of partial rbcL sequences and morphological characters of the G. coarctatum holotype have shown that it is a synonym of Gelidium capense (Gmelin) P.C.Silva and that the name G. coarctatum had been misapplied to the common tropical species of Gelidium in Brazil. The latter was described as Gelidium lineare sp. nov., a species characterized externally by determinate lateral branches giving axes a generally linear outline and internally by copious rhizines being concentrated in the outer medulla and inner cortex. This species was also found to be common along the Caribbean coast of Panama and may be widespread in the tropical western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/03592-3 - Morphological and phylogenetic studies on Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) |
| Grantee: | Cintia Iha |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04224-5 - Diversity of Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) based on molecular markers and morphoanatomic studies to southeastern Brazil |
| Grantee: | Cintia Iha |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/11833-3 - Diversity and phylogeny of red algae (Rhodophyta) of economic and ecological importance |
| Grantee: | Mariana Cabral de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |